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“It seemed to me that people do a rather good job of creating levels of hell all by themselves, and this was something worth writing about.”

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Liza Dalby
Liza Dalby

Liza Dalby is an American anthropologist born in 1950. She is renowned for her research on Japanese culture, particularly her studies on samurai and Buddhist rituals. Dalby traveled to Japan in the early 1980s and spent several years there, immersing herself in the local society and culture. Her book 'Westward Journey: The Japanese Journey of an American Woman Samurai' provides a detailed account of her experiences. more

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